Man shot in Boyle Heights park

BOYLE HEIGHTS — A man is in critical condition after being shot early this morning at Hollenbeck Park.

The victim, a 30-year-old Latino, was in the Boyle Heights park at 4:15 a.m. when a suspect fired several rounds, said Lilliana Preciado with LAPD’s media relations. The victim was transported to a hospital where he remains in critical condition.

The police could not provide any information on the suspect. It is unknown if the shooting was gang related, Preciado said.

Lucy Guanuna is a freelance reporter who has covered a variety of issues, including business, education and social justice movements in her native Los Angeles. Her work has been published in the Daily Sundial, L.A. Activist, and the San Fernando Valley Business Journal.

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